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Breathing Easier: How Houston Is Working To Clean Up Its Air
2013-05-30 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Houston area produces about a quarter of the nation's gasoline, and about a third of the plastics that are in our cars, cupboards and just about everywhere else. So it is no surprise that this heavily industrial area has a problem with air pollution. But in the past decade, Houston's air has improved dramatically. How that happened is a tale of good science, new technology and a Texas law that prompted companies along the Houston Ship Channel to disclose their emissions. This image, from...
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